Carrousel



Apr. 1o, 1923. 1,451,605

` P. ADELSON ET AL.

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rHILrr .aDELso-N ND EDWARD ADnLsciv,` or cniunnrnenjMessecnusnrrs.

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To all whomz't may concern.'

B e it4 known that we, PHILIPADnLsoN and EDWARD ADELsoN, citizens of the United States,residing at Cambridge, inthe county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Carrousels; and we do declare-thefollowing to be aufull, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such.. as willfenable others skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. l

This invention relates to an improved carrouseland the principal objectv isto .devise a novel amusement device of this class andv More specifically speaking, it is one of the.. objects of the invention tov secure a plate to V` l theupper sides of the side bars of the vehicle chassis, and to arrangel a platform above this plate in yspaced relation for rotation, the platformL being designed to carry the horses or other conveyances desired forv use, there being novel means interposed between the platform and the plate to facilitate rapid rotationof the'former, and there being novel meansassociatedwith these parts for utilizing'the power of the motor for rotating the n platform.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will bel apparentv during the course of the following description. p l In the accompanying drawingsforming a part ofthis specification and in which like numerals *arey employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 isa side elevational view of a carrousel constructed in accordance with this. c invention showlng the same mounted upon a motor truck.

Figure 2 isa topplan view with vthe platform and parts supported thereon removed.

Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged transverse sections taken on the lines 3`3 and 4 4 respectively of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, lthe side bars of the truck chassis are designated -by the letters B, and the propeller or drive shaft by the letter S.

journaled in bearings 22 mounted on upper Application led Marchi/17, 1922. Serial No. 547,080;

Other details are, of course, illustrated'but these need not be referred toby reference characters.

In carrying out the invention, we secure a `rectangular plate 1 (see Fig. 3) to the upper flanges of the channeled side bars Band a circular bearing memberv or track 2 is bolted or otherwise secured to theupper side of the plate, this track being formed with'an 55 p inwardly andy downwardly inclined runway 3. The runway is circumscribed by an annular rim 4 to prevent' the rollerbearings 5` from becoming displaced during the rapid rotation of the platform 6. For thek purpose 7 of. securing the roller bearings to the platform, suitable brackets 7 are employed. `As clearly vshown here, the platform is formed" atitscenter with anopening 8 and a plate,

9 is secured to the upper face of the platform '75 and embodies a'central hub 10 which is po, sitioned in the opening. The inner face of vthishub 10 is flat-faced rfor co-action with a kflat-faced upper end 11 of a vertical driven i shaft 12,1 This'shaft 12 extends throughv an .30

opening in the 'center of the aforesaid plate 1 and hasitswlower endreceived inl a bearing socket 13 mounted on a short ,plate 14er-y ranged transversely between the spaced transverselyrdisposed cross-bars 15.;v A relatively large sprocket wheel "16 is keyed or otherwise fiXedly connected withk the shaft: 'i

1-2 between lthe plates 1 and 1li and this serves y' to impart rotation to the shaft, the same deriving power from a chain V1"( which surrounds its periphery. While ,on this :ligure of the drawing, it may be well to point out that a plurality of radially disposed arnfis 18 are secured at their inner endsto the-bearing member 2 and these arms are provided `at their outer ends with anti-friction'rollers 19 which bear againsty the underside of the ro,-y tary platform as clearly shown in'FigQl to facilitatey thereof. y f j Attention now being directed to F ig. '4,it

20 co-acts with the opposite end of the' aforey said sprocket' chain 17, this sprocket'wheel 2O being keyed to a short vertical shaft 21 and lower spaced horizontally disposed cross-bars or members 23 secured to theside barsofjthe chassis adjacent the front of the machine. rEhe shaft21 projects below the lower cross-bar 23- and is equipped with a beveled pinion 2d with which a pinion 25v on the driven shaft 26 meshes. There is will be seen thata smaller sprocket wheel" v29 which iscontrolled by a suitable clutch means 30 slidably mounted on the main drive shaft S. This clutch is controlled by a lever 8l arranged at any suitable point to `permit convenience of operation. Inasmuch as the construction of the clutch may be of anydesign, it has not been shown and need not be described; lt is to bev understood however that by grasping the lever 3l and moving it in one direction, the shaft 26 will be coupled for rotation wth the main shaft S, whereas by moving it in an opposite direction, ythe last named shaft will be permitted to operate independently of the supplemental shaft 26. If desired, vthe last named shaft 26 may be provided intermediate its ends with a pulley 32 to permit a belt 33 tok be connected thereto for actuating a piano P or organ.

In operation, it will be seen that when the vehicle motor is set into operation, the supplemental driven shaft 26 will be simultaneously rotated after the clutch 30 is thrown in. inasmuch as the shaft 26 has permanent driving connection with the vertical shafts 2l and 12, it will be seen that these will be set into rotation by the moving sprocket chain which acts thereon. The last named shaft 12 is connected with the platform 6 in such a manner as to `rotate the same. lt may be conveniently stated here that the platform 6 is of course designed to ,support horses ory the like H over which a suitable canopy or top C is arranged. It may also be included herethat the rim of vthis canopy in actual use will be designed to permit it to serve as an advantageous medium for advertising purposes.

y carefully considering the description in connection with the drawings, persons familiar dwith devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear under`rv scope of the invention as claimed may be resorted to, if desired.

We claim: l. In a carrousel, a support, a plate mounted thereon, a runway secured to the upper side of the plate, a platform arranged above said runway, roller bearings carried by the platform and cooperable with the runway, a shaft connected at its upper end to said platform, a sprocket secured to said shaft, a drive chain cooperable with the sprocket, and a plurality of radially disposed bracing arms secured at their inner ends to said runway and provided at their outer ends with anti-friction rollers engaging the underside of said platform to facilitate the rotation thereof. f

2. ln a carrousel, a support, a drive shaft, a supplemental shaft arranged in parallel ism with said drive shaft, clutch means for coupling said shafts together for simultaneous rotation, a pair of vertically disposed shafts, one.' of said shafts being equipped with a pinion, said supplemental shaft being provided with a gear meshing lwith said pinion, sprocket wheels keyed to said vertif cally disposed'shafts, a chain (3o-operating with said sprocket wheels, a rotary platform mounted above the support, one of saidy vertical shafts being connected with said platform to impart rotation thereto, and anti-friction means arranged between the platform and support to facilitate rotation of the former.

3. A carrousel comprising a support, a plate secured thereto and formed at its center with' an opening, a bearing secured to the upper side of said plate and having a central opening which registers with the opening in the latter, the upper face of said bearing bey ing concaved to provide a run-way, said runway being surrounded by a rim, a platform disposed above said bearing, brackets carried by the underside of said platform, roller bearings secured to said brackets and cooperable with said concaved bearing surface, a shaft extending through the aforesaid openings, a socket secured to said platreceived in said socket, a second socket secured to the support, the lower end of said 3 shaft being rotatably received in said last named socket, a sprocket secured to said shaft beneath said plate, a 'drive `chain cooperable with said sprocket, and a plurality of radially disposed bracing arms secured at their inner ends to the aforesaid bearing, said arms carrying anti-friction'rollers at their `free ends engaging the underside of said platform.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

EDWARD ADELSON. PHILIP ADELSON.

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